Emma Raducanu named WTA newcomer of the year
English number one Emma Raducanu has been named rookie of the year by the Women's Tennis Association.
The 19-year-old burst onto the scene in 2021 by winning the US Open, making her the main qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
Her triumph came only two months after she made her fundamental draw debut at a significant, turning into the most youthful British lady to arrive at the Wimbledon last 16.
She completes the year positioned nineteenth on the planet, having begun at 343rd.
Australia's reality number one Ashleigh Barty was delegated WTA player of the year for the second time in the wake of winning a visit driving five WTA titles in 2021 - including Wimbledon.
The Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were named copies group of the year having won Olympic gold and their third Grand Slam prize as a couple at Roland Garros.
Krejcikova was likewise named most further developed player of the year, while Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro was granted the rebound player of the year prize.
Suarez Navarro was determined to have Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2020, however in April said she had recuperated and gotten back to play at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in her last season before retirement.
